needs to be fixed, and what you need to know to survive, the rough commute. good evening, i'm ukee washington. jessica has the day off. it is travel emergency, septa says they have never faced anything like this before. our rahel sol machine joins us live from center city with more on how septa plans to get passengers through this commuter crisis, rahel. >> septa says they were not expecting this at all friday morning, a septa employee, realize there had was a problem with one regional rail line, and soon septa realize that had problem actually affected the entire fleet. >> this is unprecedented. >> reporter: for 135,000 daily regional rail septa customers, tuesday could likely be the start of a new morning routine. >> saturday schedule normally requires 92 cars, to provide services on a hourly schedule for most of our lines except for the airport and paoli line with 30 minute service. >> reporter: due to structural defects found or cracking in the main system more than 100

silver liner five railcars are out of service. the issue is resolved with the manufacturer, regional rail lines will be running on a saturday schedule. passengers should also expect crowded trains. >> i got to leave early, leave an hour early and rather, be where i have to be an hour early then be late. >> even when there is enough cars there tend to be times when it is really crowded and inconvenient for us every day riders. but we will make due. >> reporter: septa says they will be running more frequently on their other forms of the transportation such as broad street line and market frankford line and encouraging passengers to use those, they are also offering free parking at former naval hospital in south philadelphia on paterson avenue, 1600 spots there and then 300, 601 north columbus. >> i did get a text from work, i work for independence blue cross and i'll machine age. it doesn't matter. you know, i'm pretty self

sufficient. >> reporter: well, major take away from septa is to plan ahead, they say already start thinking about maybe other ways you can get where ever you need to go. as far as how long this will be an issue septa says at least a few you weeks maybe a few you months. reporting from septa headquarters, rahel solomon for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> plan ahead, thank you. if you miss that had forehead to cbs philly.com. we have complete list of the septa's rail service changes on our web site. right now we are keeping an eye on the sky as we wait to see if rain will ruin july 4th celebration as cross the area. from the city to the shore we have team coverage of the independent day festivity but first meteorologist justin drabick is outside on the sky deck with that fire works forecast, j.d., what does it look like. >> it is dry, right now. i can hear a party on the parkway but they will get rain on really in another 45 minutes or so. it will in the rain all night long but we are seeing showers moving in. we had a good run this holiday weekend but steady rain moving in northern delaware, southern

chester counties, wilmington about to see light rain developing. this isn't anything too heavy and then gets in the city within the next half an hour or 45 minutes. we will see off and on period of rain, throughout the overnight and that could get heavy especially after midnight tonight and with that a flash flood watch in effect for majority of the region with the exception up toward lehigh valley and poconos. areas in the flash flood watch could see localized flood if you go you get stuck under a heavy shower or possible thunderstorm. the best chance to get this well after midnight probably between 3:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m. tuesday morning. general rain amounts, half inch to an inch but if you get stuck in the heavier downpour we will see more than that. this will slow things down. also it will be slow with showers around. temperatures right now, in the 70's, pretty muggy out there. shore temperatures same deal right now, currently 72 degrees in wildwood, atlantic city airport also coming in the mid 70's.

fire works forecast for tonight we will be in the lower 70's, muggy and there will be showers around anywhere across the region. we will time it out talk about the big time heat coming the at us as well in a few minutes. you said you could hear from the sky deck thousands office people are on the ben franklin parkway right now for biggest fourth of july celebration in our area. our own vittoria woodill is there as well getting the flavor of the day, torey. >> reporter: that is right, it wouldn't be fourth of july without a little taste, you know what i mean, ukee. that is right. we are celebrating at ben franklin parkway, party on the parkway and there are 25 food vendors but there are a few special requests from the kids, let take a look. the smell of indies all over the parkway. it is the fourth of july and there is red, white and food, at every turn. like 25 food trucks that satisfaction, thousands of hung friday americans, and they were just getting started. >> or...

>> just getting started. >> reporter: you can have anything you want but these kids had specifics in mind. >> i want fries. >> reporter: she needs fries, get the girl some fries please. come on we will get fries. she wants extra ketchup, let's go. awesome. >> thank you. >> reporter: lets he get ketchup on those. how much do you want on there is that enough. >> extra, oh, my gosh. there will be no fries left. >> extra ketchup. >> reporter: here's to fourth of july, wow. you can eat anything right now what would it be? >> ice cream. >> reporter: ice cream, i knew it. i think i will get you some ice cream. oh, my god. there you go, budd, happy fourth of july. wait, you are will not share, you will get a brain freeze. >> no. >> reporter: happy fourth of july.

>> memories. >> sound good. >> reporter: well, that is what we do we are making memories. it is fourth of july. we are hoping we will see these fire works and as you can see these folks here they are ready with the umbrella but turf shout out to my girls. did you know i was this hungry? >> no, i did not. >> reporter: thank you so much for bringing this over. wow. >> thank you. >> ukee, okay, may have just stole this from them, they were walking over getting their chicken skewers but do you mind if i take it. >> no. >> reporter: see philly is so friendly. happy fourth of july everybody. >> brotherly love and sisterly affection. >> reporter: can still catch it on the lawn, there you go, sisterly affection, do you see that. >> enjoy. >> enjoy. >> making memories. >> thanks, torey. this morning marching bands in colonial garb grazed the streets at independent hall this parade made its way

through historic areas of the city, thousands of people coming in from all across the country to take part. and from the city to the shore the beaches were packed with people enjoying fun, in the sun, and in ocean city. even people who live in the shore town year round say is there something special about spending independent day, on the beach. >> just came down here, great weekend. you see all of the people out, kids down from new york city, and they appreciate it, and just love it is all about independent, you know, crazy. >> all right. for now show is still on for tonight's fire works show in ocean city. it is not just an ordinary day at the beach in wildwood, our cleve bryan is their life where the excitement is building for a big tim mcgraw concert on the beach, cleve. >> reporter: all day licensing we have been seeing this stream of people going from the boardwalk, and concert venues, most of them, dressed

red, white and blue wearing cowboy hats getting in the holiday and country music theme. we have not seen any rain. that has been tremendous so far. we're hoping that this will go off without a hitch. tim mcgraw is set to take the stage in a little while. and celebrating america's birthday wildwood has you covered this fourth of july. >> everybody is pump, ready to go and see tim mcgraw in the country concert. it will be great. >> reporter: city officials expect 40,000 people to attend the tim mcgraw show making it the biggest beach concert in the sum inner wildwood. >> it is great. it is an entertainment value that we need to compete with everybody else out there. this is i think the beginning of a long relationship with this type of events coming here. >> reporter: mayor hopes this patriotic holiday includes better behavior then the last. he was fuming after memorial day weekend when hundreds of beer cans and or trash covered several blocks of the beach.

he says that concert pro mercer have their, repeat performance with the trash. >> really different, this is for families, considerate. >> reporter: wildwood's hallmark is fun and tim mcgraw fans say beach is perfect venue for concert on the fourth of july. >> everything you want, boardwalk atmosphere meets country rock show, had what more could you ask for and the fourth of july all wrapped into one thing. >> yes. >> reporter: and even back there by the boardwalk you can still hear pretty well, the music, coming from the concert right now. now there is one sad thing to say right now is that unfortunately they are going to cancel the fire works tonight. they have been postponed until next saturday. another reason to come back to wildwood next week even. the reporting live, cleve bryan, cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> still a great celebration, thanks very much. wildwood isn't the only spot where you won't get to see fire works tonight. we heard from collinswood that their fire works have been

postponed until tomorrow. threat of rain forced several other celebrations to be postpone, including in wilmington, newark and washington crossing historic park. for suburbs to the shore you can find all of the local fire works show around town tonight that are going on our web site at cbs philly.com. we will have any information about postponed shows as we learn more throughout the evening. scary situation when two women are attack within a few hours of each other how they escaped and what police know about the man they are looking for. also this. i'm trang do live from camden county's freedom festival we will tell you how line up is changing tonight because of the weather concerns. first round is starting to move in the delaware valley a and more rain on the way and some storms could get heavy. we will see who could see heaviest rain and when coming up in eyewitness weather. tonight we will get our first look the at topic in the draft ben simmons playing for sixers. we will hear from him. we have fire works down at the bank.

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you know many in south jersey are heading to the waterfront to celebrate america's birth the day. annual freedom festival is taking place with the perfect view of the delaware river. "eyewitness news" reporter trang do joins us from wiggins park where organizers are keeping an eyes to the sky, no doubt about that, trang. >> reporter: absolutely, ukee. rain is definitely concern tonight. so much so michael mcdonald

was moved to 7:30 and fire works moved up to nine. plenty of people out here claiming their spot early for the big concert. >> ♪ >> reporter: freedom festival kick off with the patriotic tribute to veterans on the big stage. food vendors set up early to feed crowd. family friendly event providing free activities and entertainment for kid and wine and beer garden for adults while they wait forehead liner michael mcdonald to extra the stage. 50,000 people are expect to take in the fire works show along the camden waterfront. >> can't think of a better backdrop for our show and fire works, then city of philadelphia. where our nation was founded. it has been, a great time having it here. >> reporter: back out here at festival so far so good in terms of the weather. people are hoping that the rain does stay away until after this concert, again, michael mcdonald takes stage at 7:30 and fire works show is scheduled for nine. we are live, i'm trang do for

cbs-3 "eyewitness news". michael mcdonald, good music out there tonight. thanks, trang. leslie joins with us sports. those fightins are fun to watch. >> yes. >> lately, yes. >> phillies and braves in town to start a three game set. phillies have been on a roll winning seven of ten. jared eickoff on the mound for phillies. phillies down one to nothing. not anymore, freddie galvis ground out to first, kevin rupp scores. and, caesar hernandez with the trip toll deep right feel. tommy joseph will score. two-one phillies. still in the second eickoff helping his own cause here fernandes will score on the throwing error. that will make it three-one. is there more, era with the two run shot to right center. it is five-one phillies. miguel franco comes in and says i got to get in on this one. he hits a two run shot to left center. thinks a seven run inning for the phillies. right now in the eighth,

phillies leading eight-one. well, with a very crowded front court sixers need shooters and it looks like they have found one as nba free agency continues. his name is sergio rodriguez, he spent past six years in spain but no stranger to the nba. thirty year-old played for port land, spent half season with sacramento before finishing here with the knicks. reportedly one year deal worth eight million-dollar. ben simmons making his summer league debut when sixers take on the celtics in utah. ben getting in practice time yesterday with the team. he is eager to get out on the court and show everyone why he was, the number one pick in the draft. >> i was ready to play. i'm ready to play. i'm always ready to play. i love playing game. especially making progress. it is an honor to play for the sixers and i'm looking forward to it. nba star kevin durant decided to take his talents to the golden state warriors a two year deal worth more than 54 million. here's the interesting part, after he signs, steph curry

will be the fourth highest paid player on the team, durant, clay thompson and dray green all make more. >> what? >> is there enough basketball ball shots for those guys. is westbrook available. he might want to leave. come see us, russell. >> thanks, appreciate it. one of the most colorful phillies of all time is making news. lenny dike straight ruffling if thers with his new tell all book. he talks about his rise from stardom and fall from grace. the man known as nails will be here live at cbs-3 studios to share his most crazy stories. catch "eyewitness news" starting a at 4:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. the don't want to miss the dude. on the show tomorrow morning. >> wow. >> justin joins us right now, man you are on the line, you are trying to move these showers out. >> i'm trying. >> i can't do it. >> it is in the raining every where, all the time but things really get heavy after midnight. if you have plans to head outside, i heard party on the

parkway. they are to if the rained on. the good news is, again with these scattered showers and then they pick up in intensity overnight. we will take you outside, what it is looking like from the palmyra cove nature park in new jersey. the cloudy skies, looking at delaware, little bit of boat traffic. glassy conditions. the wind not an issue today. temperature coming in at 47 degrees with the light breeze, 1 mile per hour out of the southwest. wind not kicking up a a whole lot tonight but we will get heavier showers. maybe a thunderstorm in here especially overnight and tomorrow morning. the here's fire works forecast for philadelphia. 72 degrees. showers around. can't say at the moment fire works going off we are in the dealing with rain but they are in the vicinity. muggy with increasing humidity heading in the overnight hours. here's first round of the steady showers moving in well wilmington delaware. this isn't anything too heavy but enough to dampen things. couple sprinkles toward lehigh valley. shore for the most part scattered, initially but we

have heavier rain that will develop later tonight still off to the south and west. off and on showers throughout this evening and then heavier stuff after midnight when flash flood watch goes into effect. seventy-five allentown. seventy-two millville. everybody in the low to mid 70's. barbecuing at this hour in the backyard with the suburbs, it is warm, little muggy but certainly not on the hot side when it could be this time of the year. that will change over next few days. humidity creeping up tomorrow we will call it steamy, same deal on wednesday. then oppressive on thursday, and friday. if you don't like heat, humidity you will want to stay inn doors and air conditioning is working because you'll need it. shore forecast, that is good place to be for next several days to cool off. tomorrow morning showers gives way to sun 48 degrees. sunny day wednesday, very warm at 86. then thursday maybe dodging a late day sure or thunderstorm at the shore, the scattered stuff don't cancel beach plans, it is hot, 88 degrees. off and on through tonight at

10:00 o'clock we will see showers around. pockets of heavier rain overnight. rumble of thunder. hard to pinpoint where the heaviest rain sets up but this model showing it over philadelphia, bad timing though 7:00 a.m. morning commute. we have septa issues. heavy rain. could be a problem tomorrow morning. by afternoon we are back to sunshine. rest of the week big high pressure sets up off shore a lot of heat and humidity around. that is classic for middle of the summer. showers and storms tonight, 70 . tomorrow morning showers and afternoon clearing with the high of 88. here's that extended forecast. we will go mid 90's on wednesday keeping it in the 90's for end of the week and early next week, sunday and monday we will drop humidity but hot, humid stretch ahead. >> j.d., thanks very much. tribute more than a decade in the making a moving moment when local community unveils a 9/11 memorial. an explosive situation where an atm blows up. what police found inside the

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we have a warning from police in newark delaware. a man tried to abduct two women within a few hours of each other. first attack happened at colonial gardens apartment on east main street. four hours later another woman was attacked right around the corner outside main towers. in both cases, man grabbed would the men from behind, but he ran away when women for the back, police only have a vague description of the suspect. philadelphia police are looking for person who tried to blow up, an atm in philadelphia's strawberry mansion neighborhood this morning. it happened outside of the barber shop on the 2500 block of lehigh avenue. police say no one was hurt and no one got cash. bureau of alcohol, tobacco firearms and explosives, is investigating. we will be right [ ghost voice ] the name your price tool

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a special moment today in audubon as the fire department unveils a new 9/11 memorial more than a decade in the making. the crowd applauded as sculpture was unveiled next to the audubon firehouse.

center piece is steel recovered from the north tower. one of the speakers of the dedication was audubon resident lou geecardo. he was working on the eighty-seventh floor of the south tower, his speech moved some in the crowd to tears. >> i have done other speeches of people that didn't know and asked people, and my family, probably over half this crowd, my emotions, excitement and love was just amaze. >> steel beams on display showed scars from the 1993 world trade center attack, they were damaged in that explosion but fix. thanks so much for watching "eyewitness news" at 6:00. "eyewitness news" returns at ten on our sister station wpsg the cw philly. we are back here on cbs-3 at 11:00. >> up next "cbs evening news" w more and more cars recalled do you really know what you are being sold at used car lots. under cover investigation is ahead on the "cbs evening news". here now is elaine quano in for scott pelley. happy fourth family, take

care, family, we will see you >> quijano: a day of violence. (sirens) suicide bombings across saudi arabia, after isis claimed responsibility for the worst attack in baghdad in more than a decade. also tonight: heavily armed police and bomb-sniffing dogs are on patrol from coast to coast this fourth of july. >> we are worried. that's what does keep us up at night. >> quijano: the search for an american college student who went missing in rome takes a tragic turn. and dealers are selling used cars with defects that haven't been fixed. >> did you know that this car has an open airbag recall? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" wico